Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

The abandoned factory in the middle of the picturesque countryside was a blot on the landscape.

John was the last person _______ the news.

We've just _______ an old friend we haven't seen for ages.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Sam can go out with his family this weekend because he’s got _______ homework.

Teenagers are _______ with social media, even they spend more time with social media rather than "real" social life.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

We turned off all the lights. Then, we left the room.

The box was full of letters _______ to him by his ex-girlfriend.